Staff Prayer Items（November / 2012） Henry and Ling Lu (General Director, Headquarter Office; Milton Keynes UK) Prayer requests 1. Thank God for His protec5on over the busy month of October. Pray that Henry can find a few days to rest and renew at the beginning of November. 2. Henry will preach at the Gospel Team event in Guildford on 9/11. He will travel to USA on 21st of November to speak at the special Thanksgiving events from 23-‐25 November at his home church in Amherst, MassachuseMs. ANerwards he will travel to Aus5n, Texas to visit his parents and brother’s family. Please pray for travel safety, as well as 5me to rest to regain the energy and renew strength. 3. Ling is thankful for good teamwork to complete issue 137 of the Living Water magazine at the end of October. Please con5nue to pray that God will prepare people giNed in literature ministry to join our team. 4. Please pray for our daughter Annabel in finding opportuni5es to have work experience placement in medical field. Also pray that we will be there for her to go through this period of 5me with wisdom, pa5ence, and uncondi5onal support.
Rebecca Mao (Director of Member Care; Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. Thank God for a mission conference held in Geneva at the end of October. I was the keynote speaker and I thank God that he built up his church there. I was also grateful for a safe journey and the fellowship with the brothers and sisters there. 2. Thank God that his grace is sufficient for me when I am weak in body. Prayer Request 3. I will be preaching in Colchester on 11th November. May God help me with the prepara5on and may his word encourage the brothers and sisters. 4. My lymph glands around my jaw have been swollen for a month and the GP was unable to tell what it is. I will go to see the specialist in mid November and may God grant him wisdom to detect the cause of it. Pray that God will lay his healing hands upon me. 5. Pray that God will give me wisdom to deal with the administra5ve work.
Gordon and Maggie Lam (Student Ministry; Milton Keynes UK) Thanksgiving 1. Eight gospel events in October were completed. Thank God for keeping and protec5ng us. We have good partnership with local brothers and sisters. Prayer Request 2. November gospel events in the UK: 2/11 Leicester; 4/11 Luton; 9/11 Guildford. Pray that God will prepare the team's serving heart and bring more non-‐believers to these events. May God touch their hearts and bring them to Christ in the event. 3. 1-‐2/11 Gordon serving in York student fellowships -‐ follow up those who have accepted Christ in the gospel event and also share message about bap5sm to those who want to get bap5sed. 4. 8-‐12/11 Gordon serving in Southern France – lead bible study and preach on Sunday service 5. Gospel Team: Please pray for (1) all prepara5on work including worship and drama rehearsal and promo5onal work in different loca5ons; (2) spiritual unity in our team; (3) road safety and members’ health; (4) have good partnership with local churches. 6. We will go to Hong Kong on 19/11, staying for approximately 3 weeks. We will share in the vision-‐sharing mee5ng organised by COCM HK office on 24/11. Please pray for all the prepara5on work and that those who have burden to share the gospel to Chinese student s in Europe can come to the mee5ng. 7. Pray for our family members’ health and that they can come to know Christ.
Connie Yu (Student Ministry; Milton Keynes UK) Prayer Request 1. I have been to Leicester, Exeter, Guildford, Hull and Bradford in October. Praise God for sustaining me, helping me to balance work and rest, drawing me close to him. Had challenges in preparing sermons, Bible studies and leading prayer mee5ngs, but at the same 5me learnt a lot from those challenges. Praise God for the opportunity to serve. 2. There are new students coming to Leicester as the new term starts. Please pray for wisdom and love to care for their different needs. 3. Praise God that my parents had started going to church. But now my grandma lives with them and needs to be looked aNer full 5me, so my dad cannot go to church any more. Please pray for them, to have a hunger for God, to read the Bible and understand what it says. Pray that they would come to know Jesus.
Josh Shek (Second GeneraHon Ministry; Milton Keynes & Bristol UK) Thanksgiving 1. The networking upgrade in COCM HQ is going well. Thank God for His provision even in the small things. Prayer Request 2. November will bring more technical projects with the remaining IT and Chapel PA systems to be installed. Please pray for my con5nued momentum in gejng these projects finished in 5me for the Year End camps. May this work serve and bless those who use our centre. 3. Please pray for me as I consider going into full 5me theological training next year. May God help me prayerfully seek whether I should commit myself to study and where I should go.